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Association football (also known as Soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all Asian Countries.〔Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup〕 Other popular sports in Asia include cricket, baseball, basketball, badminton and table tennis among others. ==Association football== The Asian Football Confederation was founded in 1954. They organize several tournaments for national teams, most notably the AFC Asian Cup since 1956 and AFC Women's Asian Cup since 1975, as well as qualifying tournaments for the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics. The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier tournament for clubs, first held in 1967. The AFC members are split into five regional federations: West, Central, South, East and South East. These federations organize regional football championships. The most successful Asian countries in international men's competitions have been Japan and South Korea in East, and Saudi Arabia and Iran in the West. In women's football, East Asian have been dominant, especially Japan, China and North Korea. Asia has been more successful win women's football than in men's football. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted jointly by Japan and South Korea. It was the first edition not held in Europe ot Latin America. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar, but it was announced that it could be cancelled for bribery during the bidding process. The People's Republic of China hosted the first edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991, as well as the 2007 edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sports in Asia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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